HMS Anglesea (1694)
HMS Anglesea (referred to as HMS Anglesey on occasion) was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Plymouth Dockyard in 1694.[1]
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Anglesea |
| Ordered: | 1693 |
| Builder: | Waffe, Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1694 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 620 tons bm |
| Length: | 125 ft (38.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1725 rebuild | |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Anglesea was reduced to a fifth rate in 1719, and underwent a rebuild in 1725.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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